Perimeter plus diagonal: total distance run along room walls and a diagonal A room measures length = 8 m and breadth = 6 m. A cat runs along all four walls (effectively the perimeter) and then along a room diagonal to catch a rat. Compute the total distance covered by the cat. Choose the correct value.
Verbal Reasoning
Direction Sense Test
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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A10
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B14
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C38
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D48
Answer
Correct Answer: 38
Explanation
Given
- Perimeter of rectangle = 2(L + B) = 2(8 + 6) = 28 m.
- Diagonal = √(8² + 6²) = √(64 + 36) = √100 = 10 m.
Total distance 28 + 10 = 38 m.